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G. W. HERBERT & S. GUINERY. SAFETY PIN.

No. 404,003. 7 Patented May 28, 1889.

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G. W. HERBERT & S. GUINERY. SAFETY PIN.

No. 404,003. Patented May 28, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE IVILLIAM HERBERT, OF BIRMINGHAM, COUNTY OF WVARWVIOK, AND SAMUEL GUINERY, OF EPSOM, COUNTY OF SURREY, ENGLAND; SAID GUINERY ASSIGNOR TO SAID HERBERT.

SAFETY-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,003, dated May 28, 1889. Application filed February 2,1888. Serial No. 262,741. (No model.) Patented in England April 9, 1887, No. 5 ,243.

To all whom, it may concern.- arm A from one side, and then forms the Be it known that we, GEORGE \VILLIAM loop .0 for the pointed end of the pin to lie HERBERT and SAMUEL GUINERY, subjects of in. It then turns upwardly into another Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, reloop to form the other side opening, 0 for 5 siding, respectively, at Birmingham, in the the admittance of the arm A, and is coiled county of \Varwick, England, and Epsom, in round to form the central partition, I). the county of Surrey, England, have invented The pointed arm A may be pressed into certain new and useful Improvements in place to rest in the loop 0 by passing it Safety-Pins, of which the following is a specifrom either side through either of the openfication. ings' 0 c and the arm is limited in its move This invention has been patented to us in ment and prevented from passing directly 60 Great Britain under date April 9, 1887, No. through to the other side of the arm B and P 5,243. loop by the central partition, I).

This invention consists of an improved The example illustrated by Figs. 5, 6, '7,

I 5 safety-pin constructed substantially as herein and S is very similar to that just described,

described, in which the pointed arm of the except that the wire of the arm B is coiled 6 pin can be passed into or disengaged from partly around the body of the arm before the shield or protectingarm at either side of being coiled to form the partition 11, thus adthe pin; but in fastening the pin the said ding a little strength thereto.

pointed arm is prevented from being passed In the example illustrated by Figs. 9, 10,11,

straight through the shield 011 the said proand 12, as will readily be seen by an eXamina- 7o tecting-arm by means of a rib or partition tion of the figures, the wire armB is first bent therein, which is the chief feature of this into form the central partition, I), and then provention; and our invention is applicable for jects forward again at W. It then turns round use either separately or in combination with backwardly to form one of the side openings,

a hook for hanging or suspending curtains c and is then bent down to form the loop 0 and other articles. after which it is bent forward again at b to \Ve will describe our invention by referring form the other side opening, 0', and the end is to the accompanying drawings, in which finally turned under the front of the pin to 0 Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 illustrate one form secure it.

of the said invention in which the shield and In the example illustrated by Figs. 13, 14, 8o central partition are formed by bending the 15, 16, 17,and 18 the wire of the arms B turns wire which forms the pin into a particular down a short distance, so as to form the censhape, as hereinafter set forth. Figs. 5, (i, 7, tral partition, Z), and then turns forward at 3 5 and 8 illustrate a modification. Figs. 9, 10, l), and then downward at l), and is then 11, and 12 illustrate a second modification. formed into the fiat coil 6 which is ulti- Figs. 13,14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 illustrate a third mately bent at each side to form the loop 0 modification. Figs. 19, 20, 21, and 22 illusand the side openings, c 0 of the shield. trate a fourth modification. Figs. 2-3, 24, 25, In the example illustrated by Figs. 19, 20, 40 and 26 illustrate a fifth modification. 21, and 22 the end part of the arm B is bent Similar letters of reference refer to similar round in front and the loop 0 and side openparts throughout the several figures of the ings, 0' 0 formed similarly to the pin illus drawings. trated by Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, and the central Referring to Figs. 1 to 4, A is the pointed partition, I), is formed of a flat coil, into 5 arm, and B the arm which carries the loop which the wire is bent.

or shield with which the pointed arm engages Figs. 23, 24, 25, and 26 show a further ex- 5 and by which it is held. The wire of the arm ample, in which the wire of the arm B, after B is bent into a loop, so as to form the side being bent into a circle, one side of which opening 0', for the admittance of the pointed forms the central partition, I) is carried down below the partition and bent into the loop 0 having side openings, 0' 0 at each side of the partition I).

It will be evident that our improved safetypin can be combined with a hook for the purpose of hanging or suspending curtains by attaching or connecting a hook to the arm B in any ordinary manner, as employed with other safety-pins, as shown in dotted lines,

10 Fig. 26. 4

What I claim is- I 1. In combination, the arm A, the arm B, the loop 0 and the partition I), said partition being a coiled continuation'ofi the arm B, sub- 15 stantially as described. 

